One thing about skating that I don't think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component… — Vera Wang Copy Share Image
I think to actually be an Olympian to me means that you've trained most of your life, or you've dedicated most of… — Bryan Clay Copy Share Image
The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I was lucky enough to go twice, but most people only get one chance. And in… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
During a photo-call with fellow Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew- Pity Steve Ovett didn't show up. Then we could have had the… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look… — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance.… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
The Olympics are getting mixed reviews. People are angry at NBC for showing a promo that revealed the winner of a swimming… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
People think coming in under the radar is like being a fighter pilot and actually coming in under the radar. It's a… — Bode Miller Copy Share Image
We all bring some different elements at the Games. Everything is a stepping stone for us after playing these two games. These… — Cherie Piper Copy Share Image
It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
Olympic officials have disqualified a champion race walker after determining that he was doping. They disqualified him. The man said getting caught… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
That's the fun part about it compared to most other sports out there. There are so many ways to have fun with… — Nyjah Huston Copy Share Image
Big story at the Olympics regarding Michael Phelps. He stepped out with his girlfriend for the first time. She is a 25-year-old… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
So-Youn has good qualities in both jump and power, triple combination is her biggest strength and she also has great artistic value… — Kim Yuna Copy Share Image
A few years after I finished skating, someone asked where my medals were. I'm like, 'In a suitcase somewhere.' Now they're nicely… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
If there was an Oppression Olympics, I would win the gold medal. I'm Palestinian, Muslim, I'm female, I'm disabled, and I live… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're… — Oksana Baiul Copy Share Image
I think, bottom line, I have to be good enough to make the team. I have to bring something in and beat… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
I think sports gave me the first place where this awkward girl could feel comfortable in my own skin. I think that's… — Teri McKeever Copy Share Image
Olympic gold is obviously right up there with a grand slam. It's a big win. You can say it's more, you can… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
If you want to be Mark Spitz then go for it. If you want to be Michael Phelps then you'll have to… — Mark Spitz Copy Share Image
In the U.S., track and field struggles and I am such a trackie. I love the sport. It's one of those things… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
I'm a guy who wins medals rather than runs fast times, so for me, what keeps me going is winning medals for… — Mo Farah Copy Share Image
Standing on the podium at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and receiving a gold medal was the crowning jewel in a… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
It was a great Olympics - Team USA finished the games with 17 more medals than China. China said it was tough… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the… — Debi Thomas Copy Share Image
There are days when I don't want to go to the gym or find myself not super motivated upon arriving. I would… — Kim Smith Copy Share Image
Some days I'll have good starts, and some days I'll have bad starts. I'm really focusing on having more good starts than… — Nate Holland Copy Share Image
I've known Larry Clark since I was fourteen. I've always skateboarded in Manhattan. Larry got into the scene in the early '90s,… — Leo Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
Sometimes I Rollerblade to work, but it's most lovely in the park, and it's really quite safe there. I do it quite… — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
I just enjoy calculating, and it's an instrument I know how to play. It's almost an athletic performance, in a way. I… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
The games haven't even started yet and already there are people complaining about the horrible accommodations at the Sochi Olympic village. Toilets… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Throughout its history, the international Olympic Committee has struggled to spread its ideal of fraternity, friendship, peace and universal understanding. — Juan Antonio Samaranch Copy Share Image
